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Maryam Khanum

DNA on Coins Used by Arsonist to Start Massive California Wildfire Help Officials Zero In on Suspect

34-year-old Justin Wayne Halstenberg (Credit: San Bernadino County Sheriff's Office)

DNA analysis conducted on coins used as incendiary devices helped law enforcement apprehend a suspect connected to an arson case.

34-year-old Justin Wayne Halstenberg's DNA was found on coins wrapped in legal paper, used to ignite a fire in San Bernardino county. The fire, later coined the Line Fire, began on Sept. 5 and burned over 44,000 acres of land, prompting evacuations across multiple counties.

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